The national headquarters of the dowser’s society founded in 1961.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.